We get to pick the baby up in about 3 hours!

We get to pick the baby up in about 3 hours!

The vet said he did great overnight and is ahead of where they expected him to be this morning. He's already trying to bear weight on both of his legs; I'm not totally shocked by that because of the way he compensates with his front end. Unless he's running or playing he kind of uses them as "bonus legs" anyway, so by default he probably goes easy on them due to the pain they caused.

Even though he's still a little drunk from the pain meds, he went outside. They said he took his time and smelled the flowers. 😂 They also said he walks like he has a few drinks in him. I don't know if that's because of the meds still in his system, or just his normal swagger. He does keep his head low and also sways a good bit. So we'll see.

They said everyone at the office just loves him and he's doing great. My heart is so happy to hear that.

I keep forgetting that he's still just a baby. I mean, he's into everything, but stiff and a little crippled like an old man. Maybe he'll bounce back from this like the young fella he is. Here's hoping! ❤️

It's been too calm without our baby.

It's been too calm without our baby. Me and Shaun debated going to sleep at 8. 😂 We've both been "off" all day.

So far there has been no news, so that's good. We're hoping our sweet, handsome man gets to come home tomorrow. Paws crossed! ❤️

We put a shade cloth over my plants...

We put a shade cloth over my plants because it's not even summer yet and several were straight up BAKING - literally browning around the edges BAKED. It's a 40% shade cloth. It's still nice and bright under there, but definitely a good bit cooler. I've never had plants outdoors before, so I'm gonna keep a close eye on them. I think they'll feel a lot better during the hottest part of the day.

In other news, check out the bloom on this little buddy:

Bear's surgery went well.

Bear's surgery went well. He's waking up. Staying overnight, of course.

No news overnight is good news. We'll touch base in the morning on whether he can come home or needs to stay another day/night.

He didn't need the extra procedure on his ACL, so that's a relief.

We miss our Booger Bear, but we're going to make sure the house is ready for him to come home. Shaun has already washed his bed and the couch covers. I'm going to vacuum and make sure we mop. We're going to do our best to make sure everything is clean to prevent infection.

Otherwise, we wait.

Thank you all for rooting for our sweet boy! ❤️

He's under sedation and doing well.

We've dropped our sweet Bear off.

Yesterday, Shaun had to remove some bushes from the yard...

Yesterday, Shaun had to remove some bushes from the yard. They weren't growing well, but more importantly is that when we looked them up they were poisonous to animals. That is a problem because of Bear. He taste-tests EVERYTHING. I'm kind of wondering if trying the bush might have been what upset his stomach so bad recently.

Anyway, after Shaun had most of the bush removed he found these eggs under it. He felt bad about having removed the protection from the nest, so he replaced it with the lid to our old recycling bin (propped open so the birds can get in). It's not the most beautiful solution, but the birds have been back, so I guess they have accepted it.

I'm super excited. We have pigeons and mourning doves nesting here, and now this nest of quail eggs. I love them all so much. I'm happy they've chosen our yard to have their family in. ❤️